Glossary

Canonical URL

The preferred URL for a piece of content to avoid duplication.

Definition

What this term means

The preferred URL for a piece of content to avoid duplication.

The business impact

Canonical URLs consolidate signals so AI systems see one authoritative source.

How you might use this term

“We set canonical URLs on glossary entries to avoid split relevance.”

Explore connected concepts

Crawl Budget

The amount of crawling a site receives from bots in a given period.

Structured Data

Machine-readable markup that defines key page details.

Duplicate Content

Substantially similar content appearing on multiple URLs.

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